Montgomery Public Schools has confirmed to Alabama News Network that the victim in the city’s latest homicide was a teacher. MPS says 46-year-old Shai Hudson taught at Goodwyn Middle School. MPS wouldn’t comment any further. Montgomery police say Hudson was found dead in the 1800 block of Gillespie Drive Wednesday night at about 6:34 p.m. Police have launched a homicide…
Troy head football coach Chip Lindsey has tested positive for COVID-19. Lindsey’s positive test came as a result of Troy’s weekly PCR tests administered every Wednesday to all players and staff. After receiving a positive test, Lindsey, who is experiencing mild symptoms, immediately isolated away from the team. Lindsey says he has the utmost confidence in his player and staff…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An app that’s been used in Alabama to warn people that they might have been exposed to the coronavirus is joining a growing network in other states. The GuideSafe Exposure Notification app uses Bluetooth signals to determine when two cell phones are within six feet of each other for longer than 15 minutes. If one person…
The Montgomery Fire Department has reported to Palmetto Street early Friday morning to contain and investigate a fire. Alabama News Network is on the scene and will update this story once we obtain further details of this incident. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News
Pfizer is set to ask U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting a process that could bring first shots as early as next month. Friday’s step comes days after Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech announced its vaccine appears 95% protective in a large but not yet finished study. Over the next few weeks, the Food…
ATLANTA (AP) – A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state’s office affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand recount of about 5 million votes stemmed from an audit required by a new state law and wasn’t in response…
NEW YORK (AP) – New York’s attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of an investigation into the president’s business dealings. That’s according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity. The New York Times reported that…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – A prosecutor says a police officer was justified in a fatal shooting last month. Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard says his investigation into the death of 57-year-old Alberto Rivas is being closed without charges. Rivas was shot to death on Oct. 16 as officers responded to a 911 call at a house. The prosecutor’s statement…
FINE FALL FRIDAY: Another cold start to the day with widespread 40s, temperatures are moderating today with all of us surging into those sensational 70s this afternoon, with just a few passing clouds. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For the high school playoff games Friday night, the sky will be clear with temperatures falling through the 50s. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Both Saturday…
Courtesy: Ap Images BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say a man is being charged with murder after calling police and confessing to an unsolved killing that happened in 1995. Police say 53-year-old Johnny Dwight Whited of Trinity called officers Wednesday offering information about the shooting death of Christopher Alvin Dailey in 1995. Court documents show the man provided…
